What Colin Fassnidge looked like BEFORE getting veneers

What Colin Fassnidge looked like BEFORE getting veneers – as the My Kitchen Rules judge admits he felt pressure to fix his teeth for TV

Colin Fassnidge admitted to getting veneers during a heartfelt discussion about body image on Wednesday night’s episode of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!   

And a throwback photo of the My Kitchen Rules judge, 47, shows just how different Colin’s teeth used to look prior to his dazzling dental transformation. 

Posing a media event in March 2013, the tough-talking chef is pictured sporting a mouth of gappy, yellowed chompers that almost appear too small for his mouth. 

Before his transformation: A throwback photo of My Kitchen Rules judge Colin Fassnidge, 47, shows just how different his teeth used to look prior to getting dental veneers 

He has since replaced his natural teeth with porcelain veneers, and boasts a mega-watt smile worthy of any Hollywood A-lister. 

Speaking to Confidential about his dental makeover on Thursday, the Dublin-born star admitted he wanted to fix his teeth from a young age. 

‘I always wanted to have nice teeth and not look like a f***ing boxer,’ he confessed. 

Before: Posing a media event in March 2013, the tough-talking chef is pictured sporting a mouth of gappy, yellowed chompers that almost appear too small for his mouth

After: Colin pictured in 2020

Before and after: Posing a media event in March 2013 (left) the tough-talking chef is pictured sporting a mouth of gappy, yellowed chompers that almost appear too small for his mouth. Pictured right in 2020 

Pearly whites! He has since replaced his natural teeth with porcelain veneers, and boasts a mega-watt smile worthy of any Hollywood A-lister. Pictured in December 2019

Pearly whites! He has since replaced his natural teeth with porcelain veneers, and boasts a mega-watt smile worthy of any Hollywood A-lister. Pictured in December 2019 

‘I had chipped front teeth and I just wanted to fix them,’ Colin said, adding that his new veneers have given him a ‘confidence boost’   

On Wednesday’s episode of I’m A Celebrity, Colin candidly admitted that he’d felt pressure to fix his teeth for television.   

‘I hated my teeth my whole life. When I went into TV, I was getting canned. They were just like, ‘Look at the state of your teeth’,’ he said. 

'I always wanted to have nice teeth': Speaking to Confidential about his dental makeover on Thursday, the Dublin-born star admitted he wanted to fix his teeth from a young age

‘I always wanted to have nice teeth’: Speaking to Confidential about his dental makeover on Thursday, the Dublin-born star admitted he wanted to fix his teeth from a young age 

‘And it was in my head then… But it’s a bit confronting when people, like, body shame you,’ Colin lamented. 

‘There’s a lot of pressure when you step on this side and you get judged.’  

Dental veneers can cost between $1000 to $2500 per tooth and can last up to 15 years.  

Behind the scenes: On Wednesday's episode of I'm A Celebrity, Colin candidly admitted that he'd felt pressure to fix his teeth for television

Behind the scenes: On Wednesday’s episode of I’m A Celebrity, Colin candidly admitted that he’d felt pressure to fix his teeth for television

Colin began his culinary career working as an apprentice chef in England in the 80s. 

In 1999, he moved to Australia and began working at some of Sydney’s most acclaimed restaurants. 

He joined Channel Seven’s now-defunct cooking reality show My Kitchen Rules in 2013, and remained on the program until its final season in 2020.  

Dental woes: 'When I went into TV, I was getting canned. They were just like, 'Look at the state of your teeth,'' Colin revealed

Dental woes: ‘When I went into TV, I was getting canned. They were just like, ‘Look at the state of your teeth,” Colin revealed

Rise to fame: Colin joined Channel Seven's now-defunct cooking reality show My Kitchen Rules in 2013, and remained on the program until its final season in 2020. Pictured with former My Kitchen Rules judges Pete Evans (left) and Manu Feildel (right)

Rise to fame: Colin joined Channel Seven’s now-defunct cooking reality show My Kitchen Rules in 2013, and remained on the program until its final season in 2020. Pictured with former My Kitchen Rules judges Pete Evans (left) and Manu Feildel (right)